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The main branch release of nginx 1.17.1 is available, which continues to develop new features (the concurrently supported stable branch 1.16 only receives changes related to fixing serious bugs and vulnerabilities). Key changes include: the addition of the limit_req_dry_run directive, which activates a trial run mode where rate limiting is not applied, but outgoing requests are still counted […]
I constantly see young developers who, after completing coding courses, lose faith in themselves and think that this work isn't for them. When I first started my journey, I considered changing professions a few times, but fortunately, I never did. You shouldn't give up either. When you're a beginner, every task seems difficult, and programming […]
I am not the Prophet you may have thought of. I am the prophet who is not honored in his own homeland. I don't play the popular game 'catch me if you can'. You don't need to catch me; I am always at hand. I am always busy. I'm not just working, fulfilling duties, and following instructions like most; I strive to improve at least […]
The stable version of the free modular synthesizer VCV Rack has been released. Key changes include: polyphony up to 16 voices; an accelerated engine with multi-threading support; new CV-GATE (for drum machines), CV-MIDI (for synthesizers), and CV-CC (for Eurorack) modules; fast and easy MIDI mapping; support for MIDI Polyphonic Expression; a new visual module browser (the old one with text search is still available); undo and redo actions; pop-up […]
After a year of development, the release of the nftables 0.9.1 packet filter has been presented, evolving as a replacement for iptables, ip6tables, arptables, and ebtables by unifying packet filtering interfaces for IPv4, IPv6, ARP, and network bridges. The nftables package includes user-space packet filtering components, while the nf_tables subsystem in the kernel handles operations […]
Firearms are increasingly being used in public places, such as the recent tragic news of mass shootings in Christchurch mosques. While social media attempts to halt the spread of bloody footage and the overall ideology of terrorism, other IT companies are developing technologies that could prevent such tragedies. For instance, Liberty Defense is bringing a radar scanning system to market […]
The company ELSA has announced the GeForce RTX 2080 ST graphics accelerator, suitable for use in computers with limited internal space. The graphics card is built on the NVIDIA Turing architecture. Its configuration includes 2944 CUDA cores and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 256-bit bus. For reference models, the base core frequency is 1515 MHz, while the boost frequency is 1710 MHz. The memory operates at a frequency […]
Sberbank launched a service on June 25 for transferring money from credit cards to debit cards among its clients. Currently, this feature is available in the web version of the 'Sberbank Online' app, with mobile app users to gain access shortly, as reported by RBC citing the bank's press service. Instant money transfers from Sberbank credit cards to debit cards are available […]
ESET reports that malicious apps have appeared in the Google Play store aiming to access one-time passwords to bypass two-factor authentication. ESET specialists found that the malware is disguised as the legitimate cryptocurrency exchange BtcTurk. In particular, malicious programs named BTCTurk Pro Beta, BtcTurk Pro Beta, and BTCTURK PRO were discovered. After downloading and installing […]
Declared hardware: CPU BCM2711, 4 cores Cortex-A72, 1.5 GHz. Now at 28nm instead of 40. GPU VideoCore Vl, support for OpenGL ES 3.0, H.265 decoding, H.264 encoding and decoding, 1 4K monitor at 60fps or 2 4K monitors at 30fps. RAM options of 1, 2, or 4 GB (LPDDR4-2400). Gigabit Ethernet on PCI-E bus, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth […]
The release of nginx 1.17.1 has taken place. 1.17 is the current mainline branch of nginx, where active development of the web server is ongoing. The current stable branch of nginx is 1.16. The first, and so far the last, release of this branch occurred on April 23. Addition: the limit_req_dry_run directive. Addition: when using the hash directive in the upstream block, an empty hash key now leads to switching to round-robin […]
The first release of the PyOxidizer utility has been introduced, allowing users to package a project written in Python into a self-contained executable file that includes the Python interpreter and all necessary libraries and resources. Such files can run in environments without the Python toolchain installed or independently of the presence of the required version of Python. PyOxidizer can also create statically linked executables that are not dependent on […]